PATNA: Bihar Prime Minister Nitish Kumar’s astonishment that the current assembly elections were the last sparked a stirring speculation in political circles here on Friday. Ruling Janata Dal (United) categorically dismissed suggestions that Kumar, who also heads the party, had in mind retiring from politics while claiming that the current assembly elections were the “last.”
Vashishtha Narayan Singh, a veteran socialist leader who has been associated with Nitish Kumar for more than 30 years and currently heads the party’s state unit, disapproved of the interpretations “without hearing the full statement.”
“Ye mere aakhiri chunaav hai ……. Ant bhala to sab bhala” (This is my last choice … everything is fine if it ends well), Kumar had said in Dhamdaha in Purnea district on Thursday as he finished his speech, prompting a wave of reactions from opposition parties who insisted that Kumar’s words were the admission of “imminent defeat.”
“Does a social worker or politician ever retire? Is Nitish Kumar himself participating in the assembly elections,” asked Singh, a deputy from Rajya Sabha, pointing to the fact that the chief minister is a member of the legislative council.
“We cannot help it if the opposition is happy to make inferences without hearing the full statement or understanding the context. But the fact is that it was heading to its last electoral rally, minutes before the campaign for the third and final phase of the elections. come to a fence. That’s what he meant, “Singh said. The Minister of State, Sanjay Kumar Jha, also echoed similar views.
“Every time since 2005, in his last public meeting during the campaign, Kumar has been saying like this, so it is misinterpreting that this is his last election,” said Jha, a close confidant of the prime minister.
“Kumar will continue to serve the state and its people until the public wants it,” he said and ridiculed rivals for reading too much in him.
The RJD’s top ministerial candidate, Tejashwi Yadav, who has become Kumar’s main rival, almost four decades his senior, at the young age of 31, reacted with glee: “We are vindicated. We have been saying all along. that Nitish Kumar is tired and can no longer rule Bihar. He would do well to retire. ” Nitish critic Lok Janshakti Party chief Chirag Paswan took advantage of top ministers’ comments to charm people not to waste their votes on any candidate for the ruling Janata Dal United.
“Sahab says this is his last choice. He refused to give an account of his last five years and has already stated that he has no intention of doing so next time. Do not choose a person who will not come to you for blessings tomorrow. there will be no sahab or JDU in the next election. Who will you question then? “Paswan tweeted.
Born on March 1, 1951, Kumar has risen in politics from 1974 “JP Movement”. As an official of the Patna University Student Union, together with Lalu Prasad, Sushil Kumar Modi and Union Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad, among others, they actively participated in the 1974 movement launched by Loknayak Jayprakash Narayan against the congressional government.
During his nearly four decades in politics, he has been a legislator and a member of Parliament on several occasions.
He is seeking a fourth consecutive term in the prime minister’s office in current polls. He served in the cabinet of the late Atal Bihari Vajpayee.
Dipankar Bhattacharya, general secretary of the CPI (ML), insisted that Kumar had played an “emotional card” in an attempt to strike a chord with voters who were angry with him. “Nitish Kumar will always be remembered as the man who made it possible for the BJP and its toxic communal politics to take root in Bihar. His party supported the CAA and then pretended to oppose the NRC.
“His emotional card will not find resonance with the people,” said Bhattacharya, whose party is a constituent of the opposition Gran Alianza that is led by RJD and includes Congress, CPI and CPI (M).
The MLC Congress Prem Chandra Mishra, whose party has shared power with Kumar in the past, agreed that the key ministers’ statements were “sentimental and politically motivated,” that they came out “too late” and “would accomplish very little.”
“It seems that Kumar is regretting his failure to break ties with the BJP in time. Now he is distraught to see that he has been caught by his ally who is plotting his downfall by clandestinely backing the rebellion of LJP president Chirag Paswan.”
“It may be the end of the road for him as a politician. However, I wish him good health and joy for the rest of his life,” added Mishra.
Shivanand Tiwary, an RJD National Vice President who has known Nitish Kumar since the 1970s, added a cautionary note.
“Whatever Nitish Kumar says, it should never be taken at face value. He can be quite cheeky in doing the exact opposite of his claims. It was on the Chamber floor that he had vowed never to go back to the BJP and see what he did. did thereafter, “Tiwary said in a statement.
Vashishtha Narayan Singh, a veteran socialist leader who has been associated with Nitish Kumar for more than 30 years and currently heads the party’s state unit, disapproved of the interpretations “without hearing the full statement.”
“Ye mere aakhiri chunaav hai ……. Ant bhala to sab bhala” (This is my last choice … everything is fine if it ends well), Kumar had said in Dhamdaha in Purnea district on Thursday as he finished his speech, prompting a wave of reactions from opposition parties who insisted that Kumar’s words were the admission of “imminent defeat.”
“Does a social worker or politician ever retire? Is Nitish Kumar himself participating in the assembly elections,” asked Singh, a deputy from Rajya Sabha, pointing to the fact that the chief minister is a member of the legislative council.
“We cannot help it if the opposition is happy to make inferences without hearing the full statement or understanding the context. But the fact is that it was heading to its last electoral rally, minutes before the campaign for the third and final phase of the elections. come to a fence. That’s what he meant, “Singh said. The Minister of State, Sanjay Kumar Jha, also echoed similar views.
“Every time since 2005, in his last public meeting during the campaign, Kumar has been saying like this, so it is misinterpreting that this is his last election,” said Jha, a close confidant of the prime minister.
“Kumar will continue to serve the state and its people until the public wants it,” he said and ridiculed rivals for reading too much in him.
The RJD’s top ministerial candidate, Tejashwi Yadav, who has become Kumar’s main rival, almost four decades his senior, at the young age of 31, reacted with glee: “We are vindicated. We have been saying all along. that Nitish Kumar is tired and can no longer rule Bihar. He would do well to retire. ” Nitish critic Lok Janshakti Party chief Chirag Paswan took advantage of top ministers’ comments to charm people not to waste their votes on any candidate for the ruling Janata Dal United.
“Sahab says this is his last choice. He refused to give an account of his last five years and has already stated that he has no intention of doing so next time. Do not choose a person who will not come to you for blessings tomorrow. there will be no sahab or JDU in the next election. Who will you question then? “Paswan tweeted.
Born on March 1, 1951, Kumar has risen in politics from 1974 “JP Movement”. As an official of the Patna University Student Union, together with Lalu Prasad, Sushil Kumar Modi and Union Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad, among others, they actively participated in the 1974 movement launched by Loknayak Jayprakash Narayan against the congressional government.
During his nearly four decades in politics, he has been a legislator and a member of Parliament on several occasions.
He is seeking a fourth consecutive term in the prime minister’s office in current polls. He served in the cabinet of the late Atal Bihari Vajpayee.
Dipankar Bhattacharya, general secretary of the CPI (ML), insisted that Kumar had played an “emotional card” in an attempt to strike a chord with voters who were angry with him. “Nitish Kumar will always be remembered as the man who made it possible for the BJP and its toxic communal politics to take root in Bihar. His party supported the CAA and then pretended to oppose the NRC.
“His emotional card will not find resonance with the people,” said Bhattacharya, whose party is a constituent of the opposition Gran Alianza that is led by RJD and includes Congress, CPI and CPI (M).
The MLC Congress Prem Chandra Mishra, whose party has shared power with Kumar in the past, agreed that the key ministers’ statements were “sentimental and politically motivated,” that they came out “too late” and “would accomplish very little.”
“It seems that Kumar is regretting his failure to break ties with the BJP in time. Now he is distraught to see that he has been caught by his ally who is plotting his downfall by clandestinely backing the rebellion of LJP president Chirag Paswan.”
“It may be the end of the road for him as a politician. However, I wish him good health and joy for the rest of his life,” added Mishra.
Shivanand Tiwary, an RJD National Vice President who has known Nitish Kumar since the 1970s, added a cautionary note.
“Whatever Nitish Kumar says, it should never be taken at face value. He can be quite cheeky in doing the exact opposite of his claims. It was on the Chamber floor that he had vowed never to go back to the BJP and see what he did. did thereafter, “Tiwary said in a statement.
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